Pennsylvania, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1992

July 15, 1992 · 29 events in 17 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
27
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

21 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Columbia

When
July 15, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Columbia County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
41.070, -76.220

Tornado, Clinton

When
July 15, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.070, -77.320

Hail, Columbia

When
July 15, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.000, -76.450

Hail, Delaware

When
July 15, 1:37 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.880, -75.400

Tornado, Schuylkill

When
July 15, 3:07 PM EST
Where
Schuylkill County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.880, -76.000

Tornado, Northampton

When
July 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Northampton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.780, -75.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Luzerne

When
July 15, 1:30 PM PST
Where
Luzerne County
Injuries
25 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
41.250, -75.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When
July 15, 1:36 PM PST
Where
Carbon County
Coordinates
40.830, -75.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When
July 15, 1:48 PM PST
Where
Carbon County
Coordinates
41.000, -75.550

Tornado, Delaware

When
July 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.900, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
July 15, 2:09 PM PST
Where
Dauphin County
Coordinates
40.470, -76.920

Tornado, Northampton

When
July 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -75.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
July 15, 2:25 PM PST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
40.980, -75.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
July 15, 2:55 PM PST
Where
Dauphin County
Coordinates
40.270, -76.800

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
July 15, 3:00 PM PST
Where
York County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
40.220, -76.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
July 15, 3:19 PM PST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.300, -76.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Dauphin

When
July 15, 3:24 PM PST
Where
Dauphin County
Coordinates
40.270, -76.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill

When
July 15, 3:30 PM PST
Where
Schuylkill County
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.730, -75.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Lebanon

When
July 15, 3:37 PM PST
Where
Lebanon County
Coordinates
40.270, -76.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
July 15, 3:39 PM PST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.070, -76.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Lehigh

When
July 15, 3:40 PM PST
Where
Lehigh County
Coordinates
40.620, -75.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Berks

When
July 15, 3:47 PM PST
Where
Berks County
Coordinates
40.450, -75.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
July 15, 4:08 PM PST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.030, -76.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
July 15, 4:10 PM PST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
40.930, -75.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna

When
July 15, 4:14 PM PST
Where
Lackawanna County
Coordinates
41.500, -75.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
July 15, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.070, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When
July 15, 4:35 PM PST
Where
Bucks County
Coordinates
40.370, -75.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Philadelphia

When
July 15, 4:37 PM PST
Where
Philadelphia County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.950, -75.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Bucks

When
July 15, 4:44 PM PST
Where
Bucks County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
40.180, -75.050

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, Schuylkill1992-07-15Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10116529, 10116528, 10157895, 10157899, 10115199, 10115207, 10116530, 10116531, 10116532, 10115208, 10116533, 10115210, 10116534, 10116535, 10116536, 10115200, 10115201, 10115202, 10115203, 10115204, 10115205, 10115206, 10115209, 10115211, 10115212, 10115213, 10115424, 10115425, 10115426.